This tutorial, created with PSP9, was translated with PspX9 and PSP2020, but it can also be made using other versions of PSP.
Since version PSP X4, Image>Mirror was replaced with Image>Flip Horizontal,
and Image>Flip with Image>Flip Vertical, there are some variables.
In versions X5 and X6, the functions have been improved by making available the Objects menu.
In the latest version X7 command Image>Mirror and Image>Flip returned, but with new differences.
See my schedule here


French Translation here
Your versions here






For this tutorial, you will need:


Tube by Luz Cristina
(you find here the links to the material authors' sites)




consult, if necessary, my filter section here
Filters Unlimited 2.0 here
Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude here
Artistiques - Pastels here
Virtual Painter 4 - Virtual Painter 4 here
FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss here
Mehdi - Sorting Tiles here
Simple - Top Left Mirror here
Flaming Pear - Flexify 2 here
Filters Simple can be used alone or imported into Filters Unlimited.
(How do, you see here)
If a plugin supplied appears with this icon it must necessarily be imported into Unlimited







You can change Blend Modes according to your colors.

In the newest versions of PSP, you don't find the foreground/background gradient (Corel_06_029).
You can use the gradients of the older versions.
The Gradient of CorelX here



1. Set your foreground color to #d1a95d,
and your background color to #500d95.



Set your foreground color to a Foreground/Background Gradient, style Radial.



2. Open the image barras

This image will be the basis of your work.

3. Activate your Magic Wand Tool , mode Add



and click on every bar to select them.



Match Mode of your Flood Fill Tool on None



Only one click to flood fill the selection with your background color #500d95.

Selections>Select None.

4. Effects>Geometric Effects>Skew.



5. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror Horizontal.
Layers>Merge>Merge visible.

6. Effects>Plugins>Alien Skin Eye Candy 5 Impact - Extrude.
both colors: foreground color.



7. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



8. Effects>Reflection Effects>Kaleidoscope.



9. Effects>Distortion Effects>Pinch.



10. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, color black.



11. Effects>Plugins>Artistiques - Pastels
if you use the english version (the result doesn't change)
Effects>Plugins>Artistic - Rough Pastel



12. Adjust>Sharpness>Sharpen.

13. Layers>New Raster Layer.
Layers>Arrange>Move Down.
Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

14. Effects>Plugins>Virtual Painter 4 - Virtual Painter 4.



15. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



16. Layers>Duplicate.

17. Effects>Plugins>Mehdi - Sorting Tiles.



18. Effects>Reflection Effects>Rotating Mirror.



19. Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.



20. Image>Resize, to 50%, resize all layers not checked.

21. Effects>Image Effects>Seamless Tiling, default settings.



22. Image>Mirror>Mirror Vertical (Image>Flip)

23. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



24. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, last settings.



Edit>Repeat Drop shadow.

25. Activate the layer raster 1.



Layers>Duplicate.

26. Effects>Plugins>Flaming Pear - Flexify 2.



27. Effects>Image Effects>Offset.



28. Layers>Duplicate.
Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).
Layers>Merge>Merge Down.

29. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Reflection Effects>Feedback.



30. Image>Mirror>Mirror vertical (Image>Flip).

31. Effects>Plugins>Simple - Top Left Mirror.



32. Effects>3D Effects>Drop shadow, same settings.



33. Effects>Distortion Effects>Punch



34. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



35. Layers>Duplicate.

Effects>Distortion Effects>Spirales.



36. Activate your top layer.

Open the tube 8513-LuzCristina

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Move the tube to the left.

Effects>3D Effects>Drop Shadow, same settings.

37. Open the tube Jeri_IngallsLNBrad

Edit>Copy.
Go back to your work and go to Edit>Paste as new layer.

Don't move it. It is correctly in the center.

38. Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add borders, 3 pixels, symmetric, dark color.
Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.
Image>Add borders, 55 pixels, symmetric, dark color.

39. Activate your Magic Wand Tool
and click on the last border to select it.

Flood Fill the layer with your Gradient.

40. Effects>Plugins>Virtual Painter - Virtual Painter, same settings.

41. Effects>Plugins>FM Tile Tools - Blend Emboss, default settings.



42. Effects>3D Effects>Inner Bevel.



Selections>Select None.

43. Image>Add borders, 2 pixels, symmetric, light color.

44. Image>Resize, to 83%, resize all layers checked.

Sign your work and save as jpg.



For the tubes of these versions thanks Luz Cristina










If you have problems or doubts, or you find a not worked link,
or only for tell me that you enjoyed this tutorial, write to me.

28 February 2025